Birrong railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Birrong. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.

Birrong
Southbound view in August 2007
General information
Location	Rodd Street, Birrong
Coordinates	33°53′36″S 151°01′26″E
Elevation	43 metres (141 ft)
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	Sydney Trains
Line(s)	Bankstown
Distance	22.11 kilometres from Central
Platforms	2 (1 island)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Weekdays: Staffed: 6am-7pm Weekends and Public Holidays: Unstaffed
Station code	BIO
Website	Transport for NSW
History
Opened	16 July 1928
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2018	2,420 (daily)[1] (Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink)
Services
Preceding station Sydney Trains Following station Regents Park toward Lidcombe Bankstown Line Yagoona toward City Circle Sefton toward Liverpool

History

Birrong station opened on 16 July 1928, when the Bankstown line was extended from Bankstown to Regents Park.[2][3] To the north of the station lies Sefton Park Junction with services heading north to Lidcombe and west to Liverpool on the Main South line. The Bankstown line also passes over the Southern Sydney Freight Line. Birrong is now a key interchange station on the Bankstown Line for passengers travelling along the Liverpool via Regents Park route due to the removal of services from this route on 20 October 2013.

In 2020, following the NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into Sydenham to Bankstown line conversion's review of Transport for NSW plans to close stations in the west of Bankstown,[4] the NSW Government announced a Bankstown to Lidcombe shuttle service would operate in the short-term through Birrong once Sydney Metro Southwest opened in 2024.[5]

Uncertaintly remains regarding the long-term future of Birrong Station with the NSW Government Future Transport Strategy 2056 (November 2020 Edition) outlining the proposed Parramatta to Kogarah via Bankstown line to operate via a new corridor from Chester Hill to Bankstown.[6]

In July 2021 an upgrade to the station was complete with a new lift and staircase.[7] And in September 2022, Transport for NSW mistakenly identified Leightonfield instead of Birrong as the interchange between the T3 Bankstown Line branches to Lidcombe and Liverpool.[8]

Platforms & services

Layout

References

External links

• Media related to Birrong railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Birrong station details Transport for New South Wales